Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor β1 strongly predict clinical outcome in patients with bladder carcinoma
Shariat S, Kim J, Andrews B, Kattan M, Wheeler T, Kim I, Lerner S, Slawin K. Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor β1 strongly predict clinical outcome in patients with bladder carcinoma. Cancer 2001, 92: 2985-2992. PMID: 11753975, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011215)92:12<2985::aid-cncr10175>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-invasive transitional cell carcinomaTransitional cell carcinomaT1 transitional cell carcinomaPreoperative plasma levelsPlasma TGFDisease recurrenceIndependent predictorsLymph nodesClinical outcomesPlasma levelsBladder carcinomaGrowth factorDisease-specific mortalityDisease-specific survivalRegional lymph nodesSubgroup of patientsStrong independent predictorGrowth factor-β1Intravesical immunoCarcinoma metastaticLymphovascular invasionSpecific survivalRadical cystectomyPathologic featuresCell carcinoma